Unconsciously, Lu Tong started to rember what Pei Yunshu had said.
"Ah Ying, don’t be fooled by his current duties in the palace, his fighting and killing, his fierce appearance, when he was young, my mother taught him musical rhythm and also calligraphy and painting, and he learned very well. To be honest, I used to think he would beco a refined young master, but who knew he would later enter the Imperial City wielding a sword every day...it really seems a bit of a pity..."
At that ti, she was wary and tired of Pei Yunng, so she let Pei Yunshu’s exaggerated praise go in one ear and out the other, but now she had to admit, right here, that Pei Yunshu had indeed been correct.
After all, even Yin Zheng had praised Lu Tong behind her back: "Lord Pei has both wealth and looks, understands emotions and knows how to appreciate things, in today’s Shengjing City, he really is a rare good husband candidate."
Lu Tong blankly thought to herself, not even realizing when the sound of the zither had stopped. It wasn’t until Pei Yunng stopped playing and looked at her, raising his eyebrows: "Were you so captivated by the listening?"
Lu Tong ca back to her senses.
"How was it," he got up, "compared to what the Zither Girl just played?"
"Actually, I didn’t understand it." Lu Tong honestly spoke up: "But you were closer, and it sounded clearer."
Pei Yunng, wordless, walked over to Lu Tong and flicked her forehead, "This was ’Joyful Spring Rain’ from Xiao Shijiao Nine."
He sat down opposite Lu Tong and smiled: "I’ve never played the zither outside before, the first ti I have, I offered it to you. What does Doctor Lu plan to repay with?"
"The first ti," Lu Tong disdained, "that can’t be for sure."
"What do you an?"
"Aren’t you a regular at Yuxian Tower?" Lu Tong lightly teased: "As a regular, maybe you’ve also played other things like ’Joyful Autumn Rain’ or ’Joyful Winter Rain.’"
Her words carried a hint of digging up old grievances.
"Hey," Pei Yunng frowned, "I visit Yuxian Tower not for fun."
"That can’t be for sure."
He replied helplessly: "Hong Man belongs to the Emperor."
"Oh." Lu Tong drew out the word.
Pei Yunng glanced at Lu Tong, and thinking of sothing, his eyes and brows lifted: "Aren’t you just jealous?"
"Not at all." Lu Tong answered quickly.
He laughed: "Didn’t I say before, I won’t visit brothels anymore once I have a wife."
Lu Tong stared at him: "I rember I also ntioned, I’m not as generous as the Marshal; if my fiancé visits brothels, I’ll kill him."
Pei Yunng: "..."
He sighed: "Doctor Lu’s decisiveness in killing is unparalleled, even the entire Palace Front Office can’t match you."
Lu Tong readily accepted this.
He glanced at her and said leisurely: "Don’t worry, I like Doctor Lu much more than Doctor Lu likes . But it’s also good this way; the one entangled, lost, tossing and turning is , so you don’t have to worry so much."
Lu Tong frowned slightly: "What are you worried about?"
"Many things, for example, Ji Xun."
"Doctor Ji?" Lu Tong was startled, "What does he have to do with it?"
Pei Yunng gave a light snort: "Doesn’t he co to your door every day to administer acupuncture?"
Chang Jin had previously agreed with Lu Tong that, until her health was fully recovered, Ji Xun would administer acupuncture to her daily. Now that she had left the dical Officer Institute and returned to West Street, Ji Xun had also decided to co to West Street daily to administer her treatnt.
In the beginning, Lu Tong also felt that it was too much trouble for Ji Xun, but Ji Xun was very persistent, and she couldn’t really refuse.
But Ji Xun’s earnestness was because Ji Xun was a gentleman. Years ago, when they accidentally t on Su Nan Bridge, he was willing to lend a hand, let alone now that they shared the camaraderie of colleagues.
"Petty thoughts." Lu Tong refuted: "Doctor Ji cares for the sick, don’t speak nonsense and tarnish his reputation."
"Tarnishing his reputation?" Pei Yunng looked at Lu Tong.
Lu Tong frowned slightly, nodding seriously as if what he’d said was incredibly unreasonable.
Pei Yunng lifted his eyelids and watched her for a while, making sure that was truly what she thought, the corner of his lips curling up with a hint of schadenfreude, "To be honest, if our positions weren’t different, I might even feel a bit of sympathy for him."
Lu Tong couldn’t be bothered to talk about this with him: "Even if we don’t talk about that, Doctor Ji and I, we travel the sa road but have different aspirations."
"Oh?" Pei Yunng raised an eyebrow, "In what way do you have different aspirations?"
"Don’t you know?" Lu Tong said: "I’ve already left the dical Officer Institute."
Pei Yunng’s expression paused for a mont, and he didn’t say anything for a while.
Lu Tong had left the dical Officer Institute.
Although he had guessed that she had this intention, Pei Yunng was still sowhat surprised when he actually heard the news.
It was really too quick, he originally thought that Lu Tong’s decision would co later.
"I joined the dical Officer Institute with an impure purpose in the first place," Lu Tong spoke of the matter very calmly, her words completely devoid of attachnt.
"Now that my concerns have been addressed, staying any longer is against my wishes. Doctor Ji wishes to care for the whole world, but I only want to guard my small corner of peace. Instead of staying in the dical Officer Institute to treat people like Jin Xianrong, I’d rather stay on West Street. At least there are no botherso official examinations to deal with."
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